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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Act One Review
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Use these slides to help students consider the lessons we can learn from Act One of the play, before adopting the perspectives of a character for a piece of writing.
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Analysing Gerald’s Character
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Use these slides to help students develop their understanding of the character Gerald, exploring the differences between his treatment of Eva/Daisy and Sheila, whilst reflecting on Edwardian gender expectations.
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Bearing Witness to Eva Smith
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Use these slides to help students assess Priestley’s portrayal of Eva Smith, and consider the symbolism of Priestley’s decision to create a character who only appears in the narrative second-hand.
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The Cost of Labour
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Use these slides to help students explore the moral codes and values of the world which the characters inhabit, and participate in a debate on workers' rights.
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Developing Character Inferences
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Use these slides to help students draw inferences from the opening scene of the play, and consider what messages Priestley sends through language, character and setting.
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Differing Perspectives and Conflict
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Use these slides to help students reflect on the differences in perception emerging between the characters and consider how conflict can arise from such differences.
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Entering the World of the Play
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Use these slides to help students make predictions about the play before they begin reading, and then annotate the opening stage directions.
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Barometer
In this classroom video, middle school students learn how to participate in a Barometer activity during the first week of school.
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Contracting
In this classroom video, a middle school teacher leads his class through the contracting process during the first week of school and students discuss expectations and norms of how class members will treat each other.
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Exploring Identity
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Use these slides to help students learn about the social and cultural factors that help shape our identities by analysing a story and creating personal identity charts.
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Dismantling Democracy (UK)
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Use these slides to help students examine the steps the Nazis took to replace democracy with dictatorship and draw conclusions about the values and institutions that make democracy possible.
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